Salicylic acid, hydrazide → ortho-(5-Methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-phenol

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90 g (0.6 mole) of salicylic acid hydrazide and 388.8 g (2.4 moles) of triethyl orthoacetate in 500 ml of n-propanol are refluxed for 84 hours. When the mixture has cooled, the precipitate is filtered off and recrystallized from a mixture of toluene and petroleum ether. 47 g of colorless crystals (26.7% of theory) are obtained; melting point 74°-76° C.

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